It's been a big week. We had a rainy weekend, so we took the kids bowling. We had never been bowling as a family together before, and it was so fun. Things are definitely easier when leaving the house now - there is very little drama and no meltdowns, which is such a relief. It was also Jeffrey's birthday on Sunday. The kids ran into our bedroom in the morning to wake him up with their birthday cards and drawings and hand-made books. They were so cute. Just before lunch we dropped the kids off at Lolo and Dida's so that Jeff and I could have some time together to reconnect, because it has been a while. We had a lovely lunch in town, and then drove down the coast a bit to go exploring with the camera like we used to, pre-kids. We ended up driving to Tabourie and checking out the beach there. It is so amazing where we live, there are that many beaches here that you can find a new one whenever you want. We had never been to this beach before, and it was truly beautiful. We explored this little island and watched a seal frolicking in the waves. After that we went back to Mum's where the kids were waiting with a cake they had decorated. It was a really lovely day, and I'm happy to say that Jeffrey really enjoyed his birthday.
The kids had horse riding again on Monday. Carmie can canter like a champ, and she said it's not scary anymore, just really fun. Something clicked with Arley this week, and his trotting improved so much. I missed my video opportunity though, so maybe next week.
I took the kids up to Nowra on Tuesday so Carmie could have her first meeting with the psychologist. We have another appointment on Tuesday of next week, and then in a few weeks Carmie will be doing an IQ assessment with her. At this point, the therapist thinks Carmie has ADHD, which is quite upsetting, but if it does come to that, we will deal with it as we always do, head on. It is upsetting news, but I feel a little vindicated in that I am not crazy and not making this up. It means I have a whole lot more to learn about nuerodiversity, and more changes to implement, but in the long run, it will only make the kids' lives easier, so it is a good thing to know now.
We have one more week until the school kids break for school holidays, and our regular activities break for two weeks. Carmie has been hating her swimming lesson for a long time now, and begging to stop. I told her that if she could swim 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke, she could stop. So her swim teacher and I let her loose in the pool, thinking she wouldn't be able to do it, and she blew it out of the water! She totally rocked both strokes, didn't slow down or skip a beat. So next term she has earned the right to quit her swimming lessons, but I have told her that she has to get in the pool once a week and swim 50m of both strokes to keep her endurance up. She isn't happy with that, but thinks it's an improvement on swimming lessons :)
This time next week I will be on my trip in South Australia. I am super excited to go, but quite nervous to leave the kids. I have been getting things organised for a little while so that things will run smoothly while I am gone. The kids are spending the first two days with Lolo and Dida, the next three with Jeffrey at home, and then the final two days again with Lolo and Dida. The kids also have horse camp to attend for those last two days, so they will be busy. And hopefully I will be busy enough to not have time to worry about them!
Two videos of Carmie horse riding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q63h-5OJtgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yu3cj5mrbI
Carmie playing bush with her homies after Japanese class today.
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